Hopeful my kids will love their brother the same way I do
If you want to know my biggest fear as the mother of a child with special needs, it is this: what is going to happen to my son when I am gone? Mostly, I don’t think about it. Scott is 8 years old, so...
View ArticleObituaries from June 19, 2014
Jeffrey Wayne Cummings, of Pearl River, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2014. He was 45 years old. He is survived by his wife, Tammy Polk Cummings; sons, Corey Cummings, Luke Cummings (Raquel), and...
View ArticleObituaries from June 26, 2014
Valerie Seale Monahan Bowser, of Slidell, passed away on Friday, May 30, 2014. She was 61 years old. She was the wife of Kyle David Bowser; mother of Ryan Monahan, and the late Keegan Monahan; and...
View ArticleMy expert advice on how to quit nail-biting
We all have things we are good at, skills we have honed with practice and time. Today I am going to share with you, dear readers, my area of mastery: how to quit biting your nails. Just so you know, I...
View ArticleSlidell City golf tournament tees off Friday with best-of-the-best
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor The Greater Slidell Golf Championship is set to tee off on June 27 for a three-day event that gives local golfers a chance to feel like pros. While Robbie Rhodes...
View ArticleSalmen’s James inks with William Carey for baseball
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell sports editor SLIDELL — Since he was a little kid, Tyler James wanted to be a professional baseball player. Well, he just got one step closer. James signed a scholarship with...
View ArticleLocal athletes make all-district baseball team
SLIDELL — The all-district baseball teams were recently named, and several local players were named to the coveted list. The complete list is: District 6-5A Pitchers: Keith Hunter, Fontainebleau, Jr.,...
View ArticleReady for my family’s little vacation get-a-way
I?am going to the beach on Friday. Acutally, I will be there for three days. The husband and I are taking our sons to Pensacola, Fla. for a little summer getaway The boys, who are almost 5 years old...
View ArticleSlidell man killed
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau BATON ROUGE – A Slidell man who was attending LSU in Baton Rouge was killed last Friday morning when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver as he rode his scooter on...
View ArticleCOAST board to review barring of volunteer
By JOHN BINDER Slidell news bureau COVINGTON – After a World War II veteran and volunteer senior citizen with the Council on Aging for St. Tammany (COAST) was sent a letter barring him from all the...
View ArticleRec study: More facilities needed
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Recreation District #16 has hit the ground running with the initial report being released to the public in a Tuesday meeting at the SMH Founder’s...
View Article‘Praise in the Park’ debuts on Friday
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau LACOMBE – The annual Crab Festival in Lacombe has been around many years, but the 2014 edition will have a lot of new things to like. The festival was taken over by...
View ArticleEveryone likes a pat on the back now and then
I attended the Louisiana Press Association’s annual awards conference this past weekend in Biloxi, where the newspaper people of our world take a day to highlight the top stories, photos and ads from...
View ArticleLocal students given scholarships by Chamber
SLIDELL – The East St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce presented its annual scholarships to three local students. The Chamber presented each of the high school students with a $1,000 scholarship to assist...
View ArticleObituaries from July 3, 2014
Darrell Joseph Spiess Jr., of Bay St. Louis, Ms., passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2014. He was 26 years old. He is survived by his parents, Buffie and Charles Singletary, and Darrell and Marianne...
View ArticleLeaving my son at camp for second year is bitter-sweet
I dropped off my 8-year-old son Scott at camp Sunday afternoon. Thanks to a “campership” from Easter Seals Louisiana, he is once again attending Camp ASCCA (Alabama’s Special Camp for Children and...
View ArticleOchsner midwives are new option for women
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Karen Cullen and Lillian Funke know all about the misconceptions involving midwives. “We only deliver babies at home is the main one,” Funke said. But the...
View ArticleLooking forward to family coming this weekend
It’s going to be a fun July 4 weekend for my family since our son Michael, and his new wife Lauren, are driving down from Oklahoma City to visit with us. If you are any kind of regular reader of this...
View ArticleRobbie Rhodes wins easily in championship flight of City Tourney
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL — For the second time in three years, Robbie Rhodes has won the Greater Slidell Golf Championship. Rhodes came in first place in the championship flight...
View ArticlePhillips comes in second
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL — Matt Phillips finished with the best score on the final day of the Greater Slidell Golf Championship to end up in second place. Phillips finished with...
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